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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2018

Ascorbic acid augments colony spreading by reducing biofilm formation of methicillin-resistant

Zulfiqar Ali Mirani, Muhammad Naseem Khan, Anila Siddiqui, Fouzia Khan, Mubashir Aziz, Shagufta Naz, Ayaz Ahmed, Seema Ismat Khan

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Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Zulfiqar Ali MiraniFMRRC, Microbiological Analytical Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Naseem KhanFMRRC, Microbiological Analytical Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Pakistan.
Anila SiddiquiFMRRC, Microbiological Analytical Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fouzia KhanDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology Section, BZU Multan, Pakistan.
Mubashir AzizDow University of Medical and Health Science Karachi, Pakistan.
Shagufta NazFMRRC, Microbiological Analytical Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ayaz AhmedPCMD, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Seema Ismat KhanFMRRC, Microbiological Analytical Centre, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Laboratories Complex, Karachi, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMATERIALS AND

methodsThe isolates of methicillin-resistant

resultsThe results revealed the presence of

conclusionThe present study concluded that ascorbic acid inhibits biofilm formation, promotes colony spreading and increases

Indexed as

Ascorbic acidBiofilmsColony spreadingMethicillin-resistant S. aureusStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID29456814
PMCPMC5811756

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